Henry Slosing LANCEAIR N79BC

Summary

On 21 May 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Henry Slosing LANCEAIR registered N79BC, operated by Abraham Brant C, was involved in an accident near Albuqurque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuqurque, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle (AEG)

Coordinates

35.1403, -106.7903

Aircraft

Henry Slosing LANCEAIR

Registration

N79BC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Abraham Brant C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Albuqurque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA354

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in gusty conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just touched down with a 12-knot crosswind when the wind suddenly gusted to 36 knots and pushed the airplane off the runway. The pilot stated that he attempted to fly out of the condition by adding power, and the airplane became airborne about three times; however, the landing gear became side-loaded and the right gear collapsed. The left wing also contacted the ground and sustained a two foot-wide gouge in the leading edge. The sudden wind shift/gust was confirmed by the tower air traffic controller and approximately one hour later the airport's automated weather observation system reported the wind shifted to 240 degrees and increased to 21 knots gusting to 28 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.